Guwahati, June 24 (IANS) The Assam government on Wednesday carried out a significant administrative reshuffle, transferring and reassigning more than 20 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Assam Civil Service (ACS) officers, including several district commissioners and senior bureaucrats, in a move aimed at strengthening governance and administrative efficiency across the state, officials said.

According to a notification issued by the Personnel Department, a number of key departments, including Finance, Home and Political, Agriculture, Irrigation, Education and Barak Valley Development, witnessed changes in leadership.

Senior IAS officer Syedain Abbasi, Special Chief Secretary, handling Public Health Engineering and Water Resources Departments, was relieved of his additional charge of the Housing and Urban Affairs Department and assigned the additional responsibility of the Irrigation Department.

Dr Om Prakash, Managing Director of Samagra Shiksha Axom Mission, was transferred and appointed Commissioner and Secretary to the government in the Environment and Forest, and Skill, Employment and Entrepreneurship Departments.

Among other significant postings, Deba Prasad Misra, District Commissioner of Hojai, was appointed Secretary to the government in the Home and Political Department, while Chirang District Commissioner Madhu Sudan Nath was posted as Secretary in the Agriculture Department.

Dhubri District Commissioner Megha Nidhi Dahal was shifted as Secretary to the Finance Department and Managing Director of the Assam Infrastructure Development Corporation (AIDC), on an additional charge.

Barpeta District Commissioner Rohan Kumar Jha was appointed Secretary in the Barak Valley Development Department.

The reshuffle also saw several changes at the district level. Cachar District Commissioner Ayush Garg was posted as Managing Director of Samagra Shiksha Axom Mission, while Bongaigaon District Commissioner Dibakar Nath was transferred as District Commissioner of Dhubri.

Rahul Kumar Gupta, District Commissioner of South Salmara-Mankachar, was posted as District Commissioner of Cachar, while Jay Vikas moved from Udalguri to Hailakandi as District Commissioner. Srishti Singh, District Commissioner of Majuli, was transferred to Morigaon in the same capacity. Parikshit Thoudam was appointed District Commissioner of South Salmara-Mankachar, while ACS officer Sanjoy Dutta was posted as District Commissioner of Hojai.

Ratul Chandra Pathak was made District Commissioner of Majuli, Nabadeep Pathak was appointed District Commissioner of Barpeta, and Pulak Patgiri was posted as District Commissioner of Udalguri. Karabi Saikia Karan was appointed District Commissioner of Biswanath, while Lakhinandan Saharia was shifted to Bongaigaon as District Commissioner. Gakul Chandra Brahma was appointed District Commissioner of Chirang.

Officials said the large-scale reshuffle is expected to enhance administrative coordination and improve the implementation of government programmes and development initiatives across Assam.

–IANS

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